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JOLIET, Ill. (Saturday, July 11, 2009)  The first 211 laps of Saturday nights 267-lap LifeLock 400 at Chicagoland Speedway were uneventful with only two cautions for debris disturbing the on-track racing. That changed dramatically during the final 56 circuits with the yellow flag appearing five times, setting up five double-file shootout restarts and a bit of aggressive driving.

Four Dodge drivers were running in the top 20 before the barrage of yellow flags began. By the time the checkered flag appeared, only Kasey Kahne managed to elude the bumping and banging to finish third in the No….

DAYTONA, Fla., (July 1, 2009)  The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series heads to the World Center of Racing for this weekends Coke Zero 400 at historic Daytona International Speedway. The 2.5-mile, high-banked superspeedway is the 18th stop on the 36-race, regular-season schedule. Seven Chargers are entered in quest of Dodges third win of the season and 16th overall at DIS.

With only nine races remaining in the Race to the Chase, this weekends restrictor-plate racing throws a wild card into the deck thats sure to be stacked with excitement. Heading into the event, all eyes continue to be…

LOUDON, N.H. (Sunday, June 28, 2009)  Last year, Kurt Busch won the rain-shortened LENOX Industrial Tools 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. The event was halted after 284 laps, 16 short of the scheduled distance. Busch used fuel strategy to get the lead, but needed a final pit stop for a splash of fuel if the race went the full 300 laps. He did have enough to make it 284 and picked up the win.

Sundays event had a similar finish. Rain ended the race once again before the 301 laps had been completed….